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The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, with the publication in February of his long-awaited book on human evolution, Descent of man. The other main preoccupation of the year was the preparation of his manuscript on expression.…

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… The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, seeing the publication of his …

… book out of my head’. But a large proportion of Darwin’s time for the rest of the year was devoted …

… way, and the initial reception of the book in the press. Darwin fielded numerous letters from …

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The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the year at work on the Descent of Man & Selection in relation to Sex’. Descent was the culmination of over three decades of observations and reflections on…

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… The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the …

… in relation to Sex’. Always precise in his accounting, Darwin reckoned that he had started writing …

… gathered on each of these topics was far more extensive than Darwin had anticipated. As a result, …

… and St George Jackson Mivart, and heated debates sparked by Darwin’s proposed election to the French …

… Finishing Descent; postponing Expression
Darwin began receiving proofs of some of the …

… ( letter to Albert Günther, 13 January [1870] ). Darwin was still working hard on parts of the …

… style, the more grateful I shall be’ ( letter to H. E. Darwin, [8 February 1870] ). She had …

… , the latter when she was just eighteen years of age. Darwin clearly expected her to make a …